Summer’s here finally here. It’s the only time of the year where we can spend our precious few months developing our children’s love for sports and healthy exercise. Children who join team sports not only benefit physically through exercise, but they also improve their psychological and social well being.

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reports that behavior learned in childhood influences adult behavior . Children’s involvement in sports helps them develop healthy habits and behaviors. These are just some of the benefits you can look forward to when you get your child into sports.

We’ve compiled a list of sports for parents to check out :

Archery

Benel Archery Club 17 Calbayog St. 1550 Mandaluyong Philippines Contact. 5314681. More for age 8 and up.

Basketball/Volleyball

Milo BEST Clinics offers basketball and volleyball training. They also have a lot more choices of schools to choose from . Locations are generally more accessible.

Ateneo Football program offered in Ateneo High School Football Field .Please call Ms. Marlyn Franco at 4266001 loc 4192 or Mr. Joseph del Valle at 4266001 loc 6220. 12 sessions. Classes start April 2013.

Gymnastics

Club Gymnastica offers gymnastic training this summer with 3 locations to choose from.

Bert Lozada www.bertlozadaswimschool.com average rates are around 4000 php for 10 sessions depending on location. There is a yearly 350 php annual membership fee as well. Bert Lozada has a well established reach across the country.

Milo has a lot of other summer programs nationwide. They offer badminton, chess, tennis, taekwondo, volleyball and futsal. For NCR, locations are Rizal, Caloocan, Malate, Valenzuela, Novaliches, Manila, and Marikina. You can visit: Ww1.nestle.com.ph or call GREATFIL TEAM INC. (PAT GOC-ONG) at 09175899880 or 3536288 or 9666333. Or visit the link http://ww1.nestle.com.ph/milo/ssc/sponsored-best-basketball.html for schedules and contact person.

Manila Downtown YMCA also offers a variety of sports this summer from April 1 to May.